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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I think he knows that the people of this country admire those who stand for principle, those who fight for freedom.”

On the recordMay 2, 1961
I think he knows that the people of this country admire those who stand for principle, those who fight for freedom.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks of Welcome to President Bourguiba of Tunisia at the Washington National Airport

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